JONESBORO, Ark. – The Jacksonville State Men's Basketball team hits the road for its first road contest of the season on Monday, taking on the Arkansas State Red Wolves in Jonesboro. First National Bank Arena will also be the site of Jax State's Wednesday neutral site game against NDSU.
Jax State at Arkansas State
Monday, Nov. 24 | 7 p.m.
First National Bank Arena
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Sun Belt Tour
Monday's contest against Arkansas State will be Jax State's third game so far this season against a Sun Belt opponent. Jax State has already faced Coastal Carolina and South Alabama this season, and is set to travel to Atlanta in December to face Georgia State.
Jaye Dropping Dimes
On Wednesday, Nov. 19 against South Alabama, sophomore point guard
Jaye Nash finished with 12 assists, a new career high. Nash surpassed his previous career high of 10 assists and became the first Gamecock to finish with 12 or more assists since Malcolm Drumwight had 12 against Fort Valley State on January 10, 2017.
AC For Three
Jax State transfer guard
AC Bryant knocked down eight threes against South Alabama, setting a new career high. Bryant is the only Gamecock to hit at least five threes in a game this season and has done so twice. The senior from Shreveport leads Jax State with 16 made three pointers on 39 attempts.
At the Top of CUSA
Mostapha El Moutaouakkil leads Conference USA so far this season with 22.3 points per contest. The senior from Rabat, Morocco set a new career high with 33 points earlier this year against Coastal Carolina. Jax State has finished the previous two years with the CUSA scoring leader. Kyky Tandy led CUSA in scoring in 2023-24 with 17.8 PPG while
Jaron Pierre Jr. led CUSA last year with 21.6 PPG.
Up Next
Jax State will stay in Jonesboro to face off with North Dakota State in a neutral site contest on Wednesday, Nov. 26 before returning home to host a pair of in-state opponents in the beginning of December.
